A British man was jailed after trying to defraud a fund set up to help people affected by the September 11 terror attacks, authorities said today.

US investigators believe a smuggling operation in which 19 illegal immigrants died after being packed into a sweltering trailer with dozens of others is part of a larger organisation.

A Honduran man suspected in the kidnapping and shooting death of the son of Honduras’ president was arrested in the US, federal and local authorities said.